A61F 2/1659
Having variable absorption coefficient for electromagnetic radiation
Official title: {having variable absorption coefficient for electromagnetic radiation, e.g. photochromic lenses}
A61F2/1659 (Having variable absorption coefficient for electromagnetic radiation) appears on 145 US grants and 180 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 145
- Published applications
- 180
- Assignees
- 59
- Inventors
- 224
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 6 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 5 | 7 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 5 |
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| 2011 | 3 | 7 |
| 2012 | 6 | 7 |
| 2013 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 | 8 |
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| 2016 | 7 | 18 |
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| 2019 | 19 | 9 |
| 2020 | 7 | 9 |
| 2021 | 8 | 13 |
| 2022 | 9 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Ophthalmic lenses utilizing binary amplitude modulation18 Aug 2026US 12,710,668 B2Brien Holden Vision Institute Limited
- Piggyback intraocular lens that improves overall vision where there is a local loss of retinal function17 Feb 2026US 12,551,332 B2AMO Groningen B. V.
- Ophthalmic lens with mitigation and reduction of dysphotopsias20 Jan 2026US 12,527,660 B2
- Intraocular lens that improves overall vision where there is a local loss of retinal function25 Nov 2025US 12,478,465 B2AMO Groningen B. V.
- Light adjustable intraocular lens with a modulable absorption front protection layer11 Nov 2025US 12,465,481 B2RxSight, Inc.
- Intraocular lens that improves overall vision where there is a local loss of retinal function28 May 2026US 2026/0144629 A1AMO Groningen B. V.
- Ophthalmic lens with mitigation & reduction of dysphotopsias30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114988 A1Alcon Inc.
- Heat tunable intraocular lens20 Nov 2025US 2025/0352328 A1Alcon Inc.
- Adjustable intraocular lenses and methods of post-operatively adjusting intraocular lenses16 Oct 2025US 2025/0318920 A1Alcon Inc.
- Lens with Extended Depth of Focus by Inducing an Excess of Longitudinal Chromatic Aberration22 May 2025US 2025/0161026 A1Universität Heidelberg
Most cited
By later US patents
- Polymerizable yellow dyes and their use in opthalmic lenses154US 5,470,932 AAlcon Laboratories, Inc. · 1995
- System and method for increasing the depth of focus of the human eye120US 6,554,424 B1Boston Innovative Optices, Inc. · 2003
- Delivery system for post-operative power adjustment of adjustable lens114US 6,905,641 B2Calhoun Vision, Inc. · 2005
- Method and optical means for improving or modifying color vision and method for making said optical means108US 5,774,202 AColoryte Hungary Optikai Kutato, Fejleszto es Gyarto Reszvenytarsasag · 1998
- Polymerizable yellow dyes and their use in ophthalmic lenses92US 5,662,707 AAlcon Laboratories, Inc. · 1997